Invalid Objects

[dsk@IFS]

Hi Again Marco,

On the developing DB, We initially edit the perfectly functioning (VALID state) packages and start doing modifications on it, But the problem is while one person is doing the modification there

 

[Marco Kalter]

Thank you for your suggestion. I saw that this feature was already on the list of enhancement requests. The tricky bits are the package specification (which must be fetched from the dictionary and renamed before compiling the renamed body), and possible references to the package name within the body itself. It is all doable of course, and it would definitely be a useful addition.

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Marco Kalter
Allround Automations

 

[CTzen]

Not to flame, but my humble opinion

Although proposed feature might be useful, it seems like you should not test application while somebody change it.

Let's say somebody changes battery in your car, another person cannot test if engine works, or headlights for example.

Touching package header still can invalidate dependant objects even if there are now errors there.

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Thanks,
Slava

 

[dsk@IFS]

Thanks Marco,
BTW 'possible references to the package name within the body itself', As you said sometimes this might not be a problem, since the Actual Package is already in the DB in 'VALID' state, So the Temporary one will reference the Actual Package if it needs to access it, but then again if you create a new Function or Procedure that is not in the Actual one, then it could fail I guess you are very correct in that sense.

I truly agree with CTzen